Rack



March 12, 1935. F. PARKER 1,994,200

RACK

Filed Sept. 24, 1952 Patented Mar. 12,1935 r 1,904,200

UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFIQEI RACK Freedom Parker, Akron, Ohio Application September 24, 1932, Serial No. 634,776

I 1 Claim. (Cl. 311-103) My invention relates to racks :more 'particujaw member 8 has'its end parts or edges 11 cut larly to racks for supporting articles such as bevat an angle to engage walls and be guided thereerage glasses, bottles, etc. on card tables, to keep by, in a manner easily understood. said articles within easy reach of the players, For supporting the glasses, bottles or other ar- 5 and it consists in the combinations,constructions ,ticles, as desired, I provide platforms 12, which 5 and arrangements herein'shown and described. extend from walls 5. These platforms may be The primary purpose of my invention is to prohollowed out as indicated at 13 to assure revide a device of the type described that will hold tention of articles thereon. glasses, bottles, cigarettes or other small articles F r further assuring retehtien the articles used by players during card games for ready use onthe platforms, I provide a strap member 14, 10 by the players, yet in an out-of-the-way posiwhich may take any convenient form, but which tion insofar as the top or playingsurface of the is shown in this embodiment as having a contou table is concerned. a formed along the outlines of the platform mem- Another object of the invention is to provide a bers. This strap is supported by fasteners 15,

15 device of the kind described that is readily secured to walls 5. 15 adaptable for use on tables having top surfaces From the'f description the use Of y of variable thickness. 7 device is easily understood. The box-like part Other objects and advantages will appear as is simply p d v the corner of t table as the specification proceeds and the invention will S own in Figure 1 With the underside of p-W be more particularly defined in 'the appended 7 in abutting relationship with the top surface of 20 claim. the table. Screw 9 is then operated to bring ele- 7 My device is illustrated in the accompanying ment 3 i to engagement With the underside of drawing forming a part of this application, in the top of the table. With the device thus set which I up glasses, bottles or similar articles can be placed. Figure 1 is a perspective view. of my invention on the pla fo s 12 a d b y e hands 25 positioned for use, and I of the players and yet removed from the playin Figure 2 is a rear elevational view of the device. surface of the table. Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view of the It is thus seen that I have provided a rack that device. 1 will support glasses and similar articles from the In carrying out my invention I make use of the top surface of a card table within easy reach of 30 corner portion 1 of a conventional form of card the players using said table and yet in an outtable used in the playing of bridge, five hundred, of-the-way position insofar as the playing suretc. It is to this corner portion that I secure my face of the table 'is concerned.

rack. I claim: a

This rack consists of a clamp portion 2 and an In a device of the type described, supporting 35 article supporting part or parts 3 and 4. The means, and means for securing said supporting clamp portion 2 comprises a box-like formation means to the corner of a table, comprising a. having vertically extending walls 5 intersecting frame having walls for engagement with the top at right angles as shown at 6 and horizontally surface of the table and the sides of the table 40 extending walls 7 of triangular form at the top t adjacent th comer th f, and member 40 and bottom of Wa ls 5. The pp Wall 7 is movable relative to said frame and engaged theres d to a a One 1 W. 0 the Clamp member with to forcibly abut and engage the bottom surwhich fastens the device to the table. The other face of th t me to s id member having edges j w consists f he horiz n ally xt ndin m mengageable with the walls of said frame, which pp d y the screw element ThiS engage the sides of the table-top to guide said 45 p in l m n 9 is thr d dly n a d in b s movable member in straight line reciprocation. 10, which is integral with the lower wall 7. The FREEDOM PARKER. 

